Stating that the news about death of hundreds of civilians due to the bombing of a hospital in Gaza was distressing, the Minister said it was heartbreaking to learn that around 4,500 people have lost their lives in this conflict over the past two weeks.
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has asked infantry soldiers along the border with the Gaza Strip to get prepared for entering the Palestinian enclave
Israel's order to Palestinians to evacuate the northern part of Gaza led journalists at AP and AFP, for example, to abandon bureaus in Gaza City and head south
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus began his address by acknowledging the shock and sadness felt by the entire WHO team in response to the Israel-Gaza conflict.
Daniel Hagari, emphasised that the absence of structural damage and craters in the vicinity of the hospital indicated that the blast was not the result of an airstrike.
Israel's Embassy in India has said that an Al Jazeera broadcast captured the moment Islamic Jihad launched a rocket that misfired and hit a hospital in Gaza, killing hundreds.
The Anglican bishop of Jerusalem said a Gaza City hospital run by the Episcopal Church had received at least three Israeli military orders to evacuate that staff members refused to heed before a lethal Tuesday night explosion
Expressing concern about the escalating civilian casualties in the Israel-Hamas conflict, it is imperative that those responsible for such deaths are held accountable